WHAT IS FAITH
Sunday School Evangelism Strategy®?
FAITH is an ongoing, comprehensive (evangelism and ministry) strategy and process which functions through your existing Sunday School. FAITH equips and mobilizes Sunday School classes to accomplish these ministry “touches.”
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Personal Evangelism/Soul Winning
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Follow-up
of new believers
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Assimilation/Discipleship
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Reclaiming absentees
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Ministry to regular attenders |
WHERE DID FAITH ORIGINATE?
FAITH grew from the grassroots, practical, consistent ministry of the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida. This church has implemented Evangelism training through the Sunday School since 1985. It has been proven successful. Now, FAITH can be successful in your church! |
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HOW IS FAITH DIFFERENT FROM OTHER EVANGELISTIC TRAINING APPROACHES?
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FAITH “marries” Sunday School and evangelism.
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The FAITH gospel presentation is easy to learn and simple to use.
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FAITH enables your church to realize more public professions of faith, increased baptisms, and stronger assimilation of new members into your fellowship.
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FAITH lights a fire of “soul consciousness” in your Sunday School.
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FAITH training resources are state of the art and exciting. |
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WHO IS DOING FAITH NOW?
28 SBC churches “originated” FAITH
in January of 1998. Since August 1998 over
6,500 churches have been equipped at a FAITH
Training Clinic. Encourage leaders from your
church to enroll in a clinic today. |
WHAT CHURCHES CAN DO FAITH?
ANY CHURCH of ANY SIZEwith a Sunday School, and a pastor who is willing to lead, can successfully use the FAITH Sunday School Evangelism Strategy. |
WHO SHOULD DO FAITH IN OUR CHURCH?
At least one FAITH team should
be created, initially, in each age division
in your Sunday School (including preschool and
children leaders). A FAITH
Team consists of three people (a leader who
has already received training and two learners)
who are all members of the same Sunday School
unit. FAITH teams reproduce themselves within
their unit each semester.
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WHEN IS FAITH TAUGHT?
It is taught at a time during
the week designated by the church that is best
for leaders and learners to receive class instruction,
on the job training (visitation), and celebration
time. FAITH is not taught during the Sunday
School time. Click
here for the calendar. |
HOW LONG IS FAITH TRAINING?
A FAITH training semester is
16 weeks. This gives each
Team Learner opportunity to learn the Gospel
Presentation, see it modeled several times during
visitation and get to the point where he or
she can lead visits where the gospel is shared.
Each weekly session of FAITH, including teaching,
visiting, and celebrating lasts approximately
3 hours. A church should
plan to conduct two semesters of training each
year. |
| WILL OUR CHURCH MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN FAITH?
YES! Because:
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FAITH reduces task load on your active members.
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FAITH builds people up rather than using them up.
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FAITH creates a Great Commission vision.
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FAITH revitalizes Sunday School and church life.
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FAITH develops confidence in personal soul winning.
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FAITH produces measurable, noticeable results in Sunday School classes. |
WHAT DOES OUR
CHURCH RECEIVE AT A FAITH TRAINING
CLINIC?
You will receive ALL of the
teaching resources necessary to fully implement
the first level FAITH in your church (to train
your FAITH Learners). Clinic cost for the
pastor ($325) provides all teaching resources,
a sample of all training materials for your
church, administrative resources, all clinic
meals, snacks, and complete FAITH instruction.
The fee for all others ($125) provides all
the necessary FAITH Learner resources and
meals and snacks for the entire clinic. Housing
is provided by the host church at no additional
cost, when requested in advance by the registrant.
Resources for those who participate in FAITH at your church (after the clinic), led by the pastor and team leaders, cost only $19.90 per person. |
HOW DO WE GET INVOLVED IN FAITH
IN OUR CHURCH?
You're in luck, because Living Water Baptist
Church is already involved in FAITH. Come
and join us as we revolutionize the way we
reach out to our community for Christ. If
you don't get involved you're sure to miss
out on some amazing results that God wants
to do through you. Contact
Pastor Wayne Sibrava for more information |
